Mastercard Inc. employs almost 20,000 people globally, thousands of them concentrated in its Westchester, New York, headquarters, a modern office space with cafeterias, game rooms, and gathering spaces. Before COVID-19, these were amenities meant to draw in talent and...

“The industry will not be able to get out of this challenge unless there’s government assistance.” This stark statement comes from Mike McNaney, the president of the National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC), a lobbying group for the Canadian airline industry,...

At the beginning of 2020, Uber announced that this would finally be the year the company reached profitability, after three solid years of heavy spending to boost its growth and market share and a disappointing IPO. As of the end of 2019, Uber had 67 percent of the...

In December of 2018, the European Commission (EC) passed legislation making right-to-repair the law for many home appliances, including washing machines and fridges. The new laws required manufacturers to make parts available to consumers and to repair shops and...

Young Presidents Association is a fraternity of almost 30,000 chief executives of thousands of businesses in 130 countries. In mid-April, the organization conducted a survey of thousands of CEOs from all over the world about the effects of the COVID-19 crisis. Judging...

Michael Sauvage, owner of a pair of restaurants in Seattle, Washington, has summed up a major concern of the economic side of the COVID-19 crisis in a single quote. “If the government shuts down your business,” Sauvage said. “You can’t be expected to pay rent. But the...